Kerlekar Surname

749,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 383 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kerlekar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kerlekar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3821:2,008,02568,805
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Kerlekar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kerlekar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kerlekar (Marathi: केलकर) is found most in India. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kerlekar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kerlekar is the 749,861st most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 19,027,535 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Kerlekar reside; 100 percent reside in South Asia and 100 percent reside in Indo-South Asia.

This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 2,008,025. In India Kerlekar is mostly found in: Maharashtra, where 96 percent reside, Karnataka, where 1 percent reside and Gujarat, where 1 percent reside. Besides India this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kerlekar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kerlekar in the Marathi language
केलकरkelakara96.7
केरलेकरkeralekara1.83
केळकरkelakara0.73
केलेकरkelekara0.37
केलकरानुkelakaranu0.37

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kerlekar
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